Gift Options to Support the Local Church are Available Through the Foundation

Our mission as the AWF Foundation is to encourage generosity as a way of life, foster planned giving programs, and manage funds to strengthen the work of Christ’s church. Part of this mission includes helping United Methodist and historically Methodist individuals, congregations, and organizations accomplish their charitable giving goals. Our Foundation can accept and manage […]

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Father’s Day Resources 2022

Thank you for your continued partnership and ministry within the AWF Conference. As a small thank you, we have provided several resources that you can use this Father’s Day! On Father’s day, we are reminded of all the fathers and father figures who have had a lasting impact on our lives. This Father’s Day we encourage […]

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Mother’s Day Resources 2022

Mother’s Day is a great reminder and celebration of the wonderful women in our lives. Their continual love, support, and generosity do not go unnoticed. Thank you for your continued partnership and ministry within the AWF Conference. As a small thank you, we are providing several resources that you can use this Mother’s Day including promotional images […]

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Game Changing Leadership: Creating a Narrative Budget: The Story Behind the Numbers

Creating a Narrative Budget: The Story Behind the Numbers • June 2022 (Online Workshop) “It’s not the numbers, but the stories that inspire us to give generously.” For some people, seeing an Excel spreadsheet makes their heart beat with excitement. For them, a line-item budget may be all they need to be inspired to give generously […]

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Game Changing Leadership: Creating a Culture of Generosity Post-Pandemic

Creating a Culture of Generosity Post-Pandemic • May 2022 (Online Workshop) 53% of U.S. adults currently rate their personal financial situation as excellent or good. At the same time, we are facing the highest inflation rate we have seen in four decades. As we look ahead and continue in our post-pandemic reality, we need to consider the […]

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Easter and Holy Week Resources 2022

We are blessed to serve and partner with pastors and churches throughout the AWF Conference. As a small thank you, please feel free to download and use these resources in your church for Easter and Holy Week. These Easter and Holy Week resources can be used to promote your worship experience whether online, at your church […]

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Event: Planting and Planning for the Next Generation

The cabinet of the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference announced 13 training workshops to strengthen the clergy and lay leadership of our local churches. These one-hour workshops will be held via zoom throughout the months of February and March for anyone who is interested. Planting and Planning for the Next Generation This workshop will highlight ways the […]

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Generosity Matters | Winter 2022 Newsletter

Bequest Revitalizes Maplesville UMC Much has been done over the years to preserve Maplesville UMC, but it was not until a bequeath from third-generation descendants of the Foshee Family that the church was able to repair some of the building’s structural issues and purchase an adjacent lot to enlarge the walking garden area…Continue Reading Ministries to Churches & […]

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Bequest Revitalizes Maplesville UMC

Maplesville UMC is a beautiful small town church initially constructed in the 1870s on the main road that runs through Maplesville, Alabama. The city of Maplesville was frequently used as a campground by farmers on their way to sell their goods to stores in Selma, Alabama. Maplesville UMC was the first church built in town […]

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